Inedia
//ɪnˈiːdi.ə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The (purported) ability to live without food. uncountable
"The problems of establishing the facts are redoubled when the discussion is narrowed to the type of inedia which in itself is less susceptible to natural explanation and intrinsically more plausible as a sign: active inedia."
Example
More examples"The problems of establishing the facts are redoubled when the discussion is narrowed to the type of inedia which in itself is less susceptible to natural explanation and intrinsically more plausible as a sign: active inedia."
Etymology
From Latin inedia.
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